20.09.2024 00:10
In Italy, a technical committee has been established in Parliament to evaluate the proposal for chemical castration as a punishment for rapists and child abusers, suggested by the far-right League Party, which is a coalition partner. The proposal, which has sparked controversy, has been criticized by the opposition on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
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In Italy, a decision was made to establish a technical committee to evaluate the chemical castration penalty for rapists and child abusers, proposed by the far-right League Party, a coalition partner in the government.
"CHEMICAL CASTRATION" PROPOSAL FOR RAPISTS IN PARLIAMENT
According to reports in the Italian press, during the discussion of a new security bill in the lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, the proposal by League Party Deputy Igor Iezzi to establish a "commission or technical committee" was accepted. Accordingly, the government led by Giorgia Meloni will need to work on this issue. It is anticipated that this commission or technical committee will evaluate the possibility of approving psychiatric and pharmacological treatment, including chemical castration, for convicted rapists.
"ZERO TOLERANCE FOR RAPISTS"
Matteo Salvini, the leader of the far-right League Party, who was one of the first to bring up the chemical castration penalty in the country and serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure in the right-wing coalition government, made a statement on the X platform regarding the issue. Salvini stated, "Victory for the League. The agenda decision, which foresees the government to establish a commission or technical committee as soon as possible for the evaluation of chemical castration in sexual violence crimes, was approved in Parliament. Another important step forward in our historic struggle for justice and common sense: zero tolerance for rapists and pedophiles."
CRITICISM FROM THE OPPOSITION
Simona Bonafe, a Deputy from the main opposition Democratic Party (PD), argued that the proposal to establish a technical committee for chemical castration is unconstitutional. Objections that this proposal is unconstitutional also came from other smaller parties in the opposition.
The proposal for chemical castration in Italy first came to the agenda after the public outcry following a series of gang rape incidents that occurred last year in the cities of Palermo and Naples. At that time, Forza Italia (FI), the party positioned more centrally among the three major parties forming the government, had assessed that this method was "not a solution."
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